Abilene had lost five straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 2-9 to make it six. They took a 63-47 bruising from the Buhler Crusaders. If the Cowboys were looking for revenge after losing 56-54 to the Crusaders when the teams met back in March of 2020, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Buhler, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games.
Buhler was led to victory by Brycen McCurdy and Isaiah Heredia. McCurdy shot 67% from the field to rack up 17 points, while Heredia posted 11 points in addition to six steals and five assists. Thanks to that strong game, Heredia now owns an excellent 40.7% three-point shooting accuracy. Another player making a difference was Luke Holmberg, who put up ten points and eight boards.
Coincidentally, Abilene and Buhler will both be playing Great Bend the next time they take the court. The Cowboys will head out to face the Panthers on Friday, while the Crusaders will play them later in the day, at 12:30 p.m.
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